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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Copyright Principles and International Harmonisation

IBL703 · Industrial and Intellectual Property Law — Week 4 of 16

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Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Copyright Principles and International Harmonisation

  1. Originality thresholds and fixation
  2. The idea-expression dichotomy
  3. Economic versus moral rights
  4. Comparative assessment of UK law and Berne/TRIPS international standards
  5. Introduction to UK Copyright Law (1 of 5)
  6. Lecture 47: TRIMS, TRIPS, Patents, Copyrights
  7. Patents and Copyrights

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Analyse the underlying principles of copyright.
  • 2.3 Compare and contrast the forms of copyright laws in the UK and internationally.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the underlying principles of copyright.

Study materials

Videos

  • Introduction to UK Copyright Law (1 of 5) · YouTube · CIPPM · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (text) · PDF · Wto, legislation · for registered students
  • Understanding Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO, 2016) · PDF · Wipo, guidance; 40 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Theoretical Justifications of Intellectual …
  • Week 2: Taxonomy of Intellectual Property and Public Interest Balan…
  • Week 3: Breach of Confidence and Trade Secrets Protection
  • Week 4: Copyright Principles and International Harmonisation
  • Week 5: Trademark Law and Transnational Registration Systems
  • Week 6: Infringement, Defences, and Limitations in Copyright and Tr…
  • Week 7: Industrial Design Law and International Frameworks
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Comparative Design Rights: Registered versus Unregistered R…
  • Week 10: Sanctions and Remedies for Intellectual Property Misuse
  • Week 11: Administrative and Procedural Mechanisms for Industrial Pro…
  • Week 12: Applying Industrial and Intellectual Property Law in practi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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